Passive transfer of naturally acquired specific immunity against West Nile virus to foals in a semi-feral pony herd

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1045-1047

  Wilkins, Pamela A ^a   Glaser, Amy L ^b   McDonnell, Sue M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Endemic; Equine; Immunoglobulin; Titer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33748374211     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[1045:PTONAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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